PRESS RELEASE 2023.1.13

NACT View 02: Nohara Tsukiji, Nezumikke
Period: January 12 (Thu.) – May 29 (Mon.), 2023

“NACT View 02: Nohara Tsukiji, Nezumikke” Flyer image © Nohara Tsukijii

The National Art Center, Tokyo has launched the NACT View series,
a project utilizing the Centerʼs public area since 2022. The space, while
spectacular in impact, is elaborately designed down to the smallest detail byarchitect Kurokawa Kisho. Emerging and mid-career artists, designers,architects, and filmmakers will be invited to present a variety of contemporary
works in the space, which resembles a public plaza where many visitors passthrough or linger and enjoy leisure time.
The second edition features Nohara Tsukiji (born in 1994), an animation artist
who explores new terrain in videos that combine live action with animatedimages, projection mapping, and other works based on the theme of a fusionof two and three dimensions.

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PRESS RELEASE 2023.1.13■Exhibition Overview
NACT View 02: Nohara Tsukiji, Nezumikke
PeriodJanuary 12 (Thu.) – May 29 (Mon.), 2023

Closing Days

Tuesdays*Open on March 21 (Tue.), May 2(Tue.) and closed on March 22 (Wed.) instead

Opening Hours

Follows the opening hours of the National Art Center, TokyoVenue

Various sites within the National Art Center, Tokyo
7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558

AdmissionFree

Organized by

The National Art Center, Tokyo

Exhibition Curator

Rei Yoshimura (Curator, The National Art Center, Tokyo)

Inquiries(+81) 47-316-2772 (Hello Dial)

Websitehttps://www.nact.jp/english/2022/nactview-02/■Artist Profile
TSUKIJI Nohara
Born in 1994 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating with a major in animation fromTokyo Zokei University, Tsukiji completed a post-graduate course at the Graduate Schoolof Film and New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Tsukiji explores a variety of humorous expressions through animation (primarily mousecharacters) based on a fusion of two and three dimensions. Her work Mukaunezumi wasawarded the Japan Grand Prix at the 6th New Chitose Airport International Animation
Festival and the New Face Award in the animation division at the 23rd Japan Media Arts
Festival. In 2021, Tsukiji held her first solo exhibition Nohara no harappa at Machida
Pario.

https://www.midorinonoohara.com/■Exhibition Highlights・Projection Mapping That Accentuates the Buildingʼs Architectural Features
The animated mouse that scurry around freely all over the Center accentuate thearchitectureʼs interesting forms.
・Watch AR Animation as You Explore the Building
Using a special AR app, this participatory virtual exhibition enables visitors to enjoy
augmented reality animation with their smartphone or tablet.

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PRESS RELEASE 2023.1.13■Work Commentaries
Nezumikke, Projection Mapping and Augmented Reality (AR) Animation
In this exhibition, the second installment in the NACT View series, eye-catching, vividly
colored mouse appear in various places throughout the building. The main display
consists of projection mapping in two spaces: the café space in the center of theentrance lobby, and the passageway that connects Nogizaka Station and the building.
When visitors take a look around the area, they are sure to catch sight of mouse moving
here and there in unexpected places. The mouse stroll leisurely through the architect
Kurokawa Kishoʼs unique structure, drawing attention to the entire space. In addition,by making use of a special app designed for the exhibition, visitors can enjoy watchingaugmented reality (AR) animation on their smartphone or tablet. Search for the “targets”(marks that were already on the floor or newly installed panels) as you walk throughthe building.
“Nezumikke AR“ app download URL

・iOS
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/%E3%81%AD%E3%81%9A%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A3%E3%81%91ar/id1662113060
・Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NACTView02.Nezumikke*Some models are not supported.

●The entrance lobby

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PRESS RELEASE 2023.1.13●The passageway connects Nogizaka Station

Nohara Tsukiji Nezumikke, 2023, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Installation view, Photo by Kenta Umeda■What Is NACT View?
NACT View is a new series of small projects made by young to mid-career creators
working in a variety of genres, such as fine art, design, architecture, and film, thatare presented in the Centerʼs public spaces. The name of the series is made up of
the English acronym for the National Art Center, Tokyo, and the word “view,” whose
meanings include “gaze,” “landscape,” “viewpoint,” and “way of thinking.” TheCenterʼs public spaces are places that are accessed by a wide range of people,including not only visitors to the exhibitions, but also patrons of the facilityʼs café,
restaurant, and library as well as those who are merely pass through the building.

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By displaying works in these spaces, NACT View strives to give all of the facilityʼsvisitors an opportunity to become more familiar with contemporary expressions ina casual manner. Plans are also underway to hold related workshops and talk events
related to the series.
■Next NACT View
NACT View 03: Atsushi Watanabe
Period: September – December 2023 (TBD)■Press Images
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Media Inquiries
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